Fair Trade sales soar

摘要

Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party cer tifier of Fair Trade products in the US, reports new data revealing that sales of Fair Trade Certified products rose 75% in 2011. The data, from SPINS, indicates that sales grew fastest in the mainstream grocery, food and drug channel, which saw a 95% increase in Fair Trade Certified product sales in 2011, largely driven by nationally-distributed brands increasing their commitment to Fair Trade.